[blindlaw] {Spam?} {Disarmed} Blindfold Games: If you can see, then you are a bad listener
David Andrews
dandrews at visi.com
Thu Jul 28 01:25:55 UTC 2016
He has unsubscribed from this list, and I have
corresponded with him about frequency!
David Andrews, List Owner
At 11:17 AM 7/27/2016, you wrote:
>Agreed, nobody objected to the first email,
>Charles (very properly) pointed out that the
>second email was inappropriate and I left it
>until the 3rd email before commenting. Look, I'm
>conscious that the cure is in danger of being
>worse than the disease, in that objections to
>these emails are themselves generating traffic
>on the list, so this will be my last comment. I
>would be grateful if the mod could sort this.
>Kind regards Ger On 7/27/16, Cody J. Davis via
>BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote: > The
>first blondfold games email seemed like an
>interesting thing someone > would forward out of
>want to share with a group of those likely to
>also be > interested. I was not bothered by the
>first email, and I was glad it was > sent as the
>concept is interesting. However, these emails
>are beginning to > sound like advertisements.
>Which is quite annoying. > I typically try to
>read all blind law threads as the are typically
>filled > with useful information. These spam
>emails are tainting the utility of the > mailing
>list. > > Is there any moderator who can ask the
>sender to stop or remove them from > the
>list? > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jul 27,
>2016, at 11:14 AM, Charles Krugman via
>BlindLaw >> <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote: >> >> I
>totally agree. Where is our moderator when we
>need him? >> Chuck >> >> -----Original
>Message----- From: Gerard Sadlier via
>BlindLaw >> Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 5:12
>AM >> To: Blind Law Mailing List >> Cc: Gerard
>Sadlier ; Blindfold Games >> Subject: Re:
>[blindlaw] {Spam?} {Disarmed} Blindfold Games:
>If you can >> see, then you are a bad
>listener >> >> Hi All, >> >> I think these
>blindfold games emails are spam and would prefer
>not to >> receive them on this list. Perhaps
>those of you (if any) who are >> interested
>could join a dedicated list? >> >> Many
>thanks. >> >> Kind regards >> >> Ger >> >>> On
>7/27/16, Blindfold Games via BlindLaw
><blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote: >>> If you can see,
>then you are a bad listener >>>
>========== >>> >>> When I created the tutorial
>for Blindfold Racer, I was really confused >>>
>why >>> blind teens had no problem understanding
>the tutorial, and sighted adults >>> would get
>confused. >>> >>> I added more pauses ("tap the
>screen to continue") between each tutorial >>>
>instruction, or more tried rephrasing the
>sentence, but they just didn't >>> understand.
>Then an auditory therapist mentioned that
>sighted adults lose >>> their ability to listen
>and comprehend without seeing something to >>>
>reinforce >>> what they are learning. Blind
>people can't rely on their sight, so their >>>
>auditory attention skills are far
>superior. >>> >>> The therapist continued to
>explain to me that visually impaired people >>>
>develop their auditory cortex in lieu of using
>their visual cortex. >>> >>> I learned the true
>extent of this when I collaborated with Judy
>Dixon >>> (who >>> runs the Talking Book program
>at the Library of Congress) to build a >>>
>Blindfold Sudoku game. If you are unfamiliar
>with Sudoku, the basic idea >>> is >>> that you
>must fill a 9Ã9 grid with digits so that each
>column and each >>> row >>> contains all of the
>digits from 1 to 9 with no duplicates. >>> >>>
>When I play Sudoku, I need to see the entire
>puzzle to solve it. >>> Blindfold >>> Sudoku
>tells you what number is in each cell, or row,
>or column and from >>> that, you must create the
>image in your head. Blind Sudoku players are >>>
>able >>> to do this; very few sighted people
>can. >>> >>> My blog follows the development of
>audio games and other technologies >>> that >>>
>weâre building that donât require using your
>eyes. Itâs a different way >>> of >>>
>perceiving the world, and itâs amazing what
>you can learn. >>> >>> Check out our blog, where
>you can download any of the games for free: >>>
>BlindfoldGames.org ( >>>
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> >>> ) >>> >>> Web Version >>>
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